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Iran launched missiles and drones toward Jordan, Bahrain, Kuwait and Iraq’s Kurdistan Region on September 2 after a new wave of U.S. strikes in Iran, widening the immediate…
The United States said it completed a new wave of strikes against Iranian military targets on Tuesday, September 1, after a month in which there had been no…
The United States said it carried out a limited strike against Iranian Revolutionary Guard forces on Larak Island, near the Strait of Hormuz, late on August 30, and…
U.S. President Donald Trump said on August 14, 2026, that he would “pretty soon” declare the Strait of Hormuz a territory of the United States after what he…
Iran and Oman reported progress on August 4 toward an arrangement intended to make commercial shipping safer through the Strait of Hormuz, while senior U.S. and Qatari officials…
Japan’s Finance Ministry said on August 3 that it had bought yen in coordination with the United States Treasury Department on July 31, a rare joint intervention intended…
Iran said on August 2 that negotiations with Oman on a new maritime route through the Strait of Hormuz were in their final stages, a potentially significant development…
Kuwait said on August 1 that its armed forces were responding to drone attacks that struck several “vital facilities,” including a government building in the country’s north, as…
FIFA said on Friday, July 31, that it would not proceed with a proposed commercial subsidiary that would have brought outside minority investors into a business responsible for…
Saudi Arabia and 13 other countries issued a joint declaration on July 30 establishing a Multinational Maritime Defense Alliance intended to protect shipping, trade and energy routes around…